dwarf

One entry found for dwarf.

Main Entry: ¹dwarf
Pronunciation: 'dworf
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural dwarfs /'dworfs /; also dwarves /'dworvz/
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English dwerg, dwerf, from Old English dweorg, dweorh; akin to Old High German twerg dwarf
1 a : a person of unusually small stature; especially : one whose bodily proportions are abnormal b : an insignificant person <a literary dwarf>
2 : an animal or plant much below normal size
3 : a small legendary manlike being who is usually misshapen and ugly and skilled as a craftsman
4 : a star (as the sun) of ordinary or low luminosity and relatively small mass and size
- dwarf·ish /'dwor-fish/ adjective
- dwarf·ish·ly adverb
- dwarf·ish·ness noun
- dwarf·like /'dworf-"lIk/ adjective
- dwarf·ness /'dworf-n&s/ noun